Layering lo-fi garage aesthetics on top of pop song arrangements, Newcastle four-piece EAT FAST mix sugar-drenched harmonies with intense, dark lyrical content. Having completed one album of material due to be released in 2017, and already working on another, the band are airing the excellently, raucous Public Display Of Affection for your listening pleasure. Stream it below. Continue reading MM Shorts 887: EAT FAST
No less than ten songs for you this week including the return of The Shins, a brilliant new protest song from Kevin Morby as well as new tunes from The Orwells, Futurebirds, Thee Oh Sees, Horse Thief and a tasty cover from Hinds. We also have our first official seasonal posting – slightly dubiously as it is still October – but it is She & Him so … Continue reading Ten Songs You Should Have Heard This Week
Despite the ominous name, Los Angeles band Bloody Death Skull is not scary, not in the traditional sense. Swirling together electrified ukulele with toys and whatever sounds and instruments they like over the classic chord structures that launched early rock and soul, BDS makes fun music rooted in the ’50s & ’60s with a garage-punk mentality and lyrics that sweetly break some taboos. Just in … Continue reading Introducing >>> Bloody Death Skull
The wonderful TRAAMS follow up the recently released Slipping and Penguin with a third track titled A House On Fire. It is another of the band’s more epic songs, clocking in at just under nine minutes of krautrock inspired grooviness. The band explain: “A House On Fire has only been played live a couple of times so far. It’s been in the set for our … Continue reading TRAAMS – A House On Fire
Bruising will release new single I Don’t Mind on 2nd December via the ever-excellent Beech Coma label, backed by Rest In Peace Kurt Donald Cobain (1967-1994). Listen to the A-side below which showcases the best of the four piece’s pop sensibilities, but with hooks that are both blistering and bashful and some venomous guitars. They’ll also be hitting the road to play live dates in November and … Continue reading Bruising – I Don’t Mind
London based musicians Alice, Bella and Icelandic singer Rakel formed Dream Wife at art school in Brighton. They are a wonderfully visceral proposition – imagine a mix of hardcore punk and glam rock, but shot through with a pop and disco mentality. They have shared a new track FUU featuring a guest rap appearance from Fever Dream (ex-Reykjavíkurdætur). The song is a furious, raucous ball of energetic and grizzled guitar … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends… Dream Wife
We’re really enjoying No Pressure taken from London-based garage outfit Spoilers’ upcoming debut LP Anti Vibe. Drawing inspiration from motorik krautrock rhythms as well as the likes of Fugazi and Sonic Youth, it recalls the punchier elements of Dischord Records post-hardcore; melding everything together into a spaced-out grunge gumbo. Anti Vibe is out On November 11th and can be pre-ordered here. Catch them live: 10 … Continue reading Introducing >>> Spoilers
With very little fanfare (so it seems) the wonderful Cave Singers have shared a new song. On their Facebook page, they simply describe You Don’t Know Me as a dreamy number. Turns out they’re right. Have a listen. Continue reading New From The Cave Singers
We shared Quiet Quiet Band’s excellent In The Body at the start of the month, but here is the band’s new video for the track. The song is a deliciously lilting country-swing voyaging on a sashaying groove of woody bass and shuffling brushes, while violas flurry and electric guitars flare. Continue reading New Video: Quiet Quiet Band – In The Body
A couple of years ago we described Brooklyn band MAINLAND as creating urgent and erratic tunes influenced by the likes of Guided By Voices and Lou Reed. Now they are back with a burst of uptempo, breezy, indie-pop that is as charming as it is effervescent. Listen to Permission Slip below. Continue reading MAINLAND – Permission Slip
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